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Today, the clade 2b outbreak has reached alarming proportions, with over 94,000 confirmed cases reported across 117 countries, including significant numbers in the U.S. and Brazil, and up to 103 deaths. The virus has been found to affect younger men who have sex with men, who are linked to high rates of HIV co-infection.
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Juan Michael Porter II, a prominent healthcare journalist and HIV advocate, spoke to MHE about keeping HIV/AIDS a priority and the dynamics of funding programs and pharmaceutical pricing
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Keri Althoff, Ph.D., discusses how a model developed at Johns Hopkins can assess the comorbidities that patients with HIV may face by 2030.
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Improving equity for people with HIV requires health leaders to recognize that patients have different risk factors, Keri Althoff, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins says.
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Phase 3 trials reported at the International AIDS Society meeting this week show no infections among those randomly assigned to twice-year injections of lenacapavir and no reason to be worried about safety,.
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The HIV vaccine field has recently faced setbacks with trials like PrepVacc, Mosaico and Imbokodo ending early due to lack of preventive efficacy. Although there have been challenges, scientists have made discoveries showing that the immune system can be prepared to fight HIV with special antibodies.
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An overview of the complex relationships between herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, cytomegalovirus and HIV.
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Younger transgender and gender diverse individuals see a greater stigma around PrEP, but experts are still unsure why.
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Healthcare journalist, HIV advocate and educator Juan Michael Porter II discussed moderating the "Future of Science" session at the International AIDS Society's AIDS 2024 meeting in Munich, Germany, as well as addressing "founder's syndrome" in AIDS organizations and the inclusivity of the event.